Question

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

You have a right triangle with legs 8 & 15. The hypotenuse is unknown

a = 8
b = 15
c = x

pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
8^2 + 15^2 = x^2
solve for x

Answer 3

289^2??

Answer 4

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 5

sorry @TylerMckinney16 I just saw that you tagged me

Answer 6

8^2 + 15^2 is equal to 64+225 which becomes 289

Answer 7

so x^2 = 289

now take the square root of both sides to find x

Answer 8

X = {-17, 17} @jim_thompson5910

Answer 9

it is a triangle , no side can be negative `

Answer 10

keep in mind that x represents a length

Answer 11

so as @satellite73 is saying, it's impossible to have a negative length or distance. The only possible answer is x = 17

Answer 12

Oh ok so the answer is x=17

Answer 13

I'm not thinking

if x is this shaded piece here

Answer 14

then x would be 9 since 9+8 = 17